期刊
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 52, 期 3, 页码 593-600出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.11.020
关键词
Lipid peroxidation; Protein carbonyls; Antioxidants; Presenilins; Neurofibrillary tangles; Tau; Free radicals
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial disorder characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). Rare early-onset forms of AD are associated with autosomal dominant mutations in the amyloid precursor protein gene, presenilin 1 gene, or presenilin 2 gene. The late-onset form of the disease (LOAD) is the most common form. The causes of LOAD are not yet clarified, but several environmental and genetic risk factors have been identified. Numerous studies have highlighted a role for free radical-mediated injury to brain regions of this illness. In addition, studies from mild cognitive impairment patients suggest that oxidative stress is an early event in the pathogenesis of AD. The associations between these markers of free radical damage and the pathogenic cascades involved in AD are complex. Over the past 2 decades, a number of mouse models have been created to recapitulate the major neuropathological hallmarks of AD, namely amyloid plagues and NFTs. These mice recapitulate many, although not all, of the key features of AD. Some strains of transgenic mice develop amyloid plagues, some accumulate NFTs, and some do both. Here we review the evidence for increased free radical-mediated damage to the brain with particular attention to the stage of the disease in various transgenic models of AD related to the amyloid-beta cascade. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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